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Mine's a mint Sansui Seven bought new in 1972 - still looks and works as it did in 1972.

1970's Pioneer SA8100 integrated amp. Sitting in a closet for 15 years but brought it out when the receiver in my workshop died. Paired the Pioneer with my portable CD player an a pair of Radio Shack/Linaeum speakers. Now I'm rediscovering my music collection. Ah, sweet music while I work!

45 watt Pioneer receiver and direct drive turntable from 1978

tons of Dyna gear

a monster pioneer receiver still on the shelf in the bedroom hooked up to cable radio. the best tuner...the blue dial and needles for reception. it is still hanging around. oh and one mono block Heath Kit amp, and a half a dozen catridges I can't seem to part with.....

A Dynaco PAS3 preamp and matching tube tuner. Still have the Heathkit tube intergrated from my 1970s first hi-fi rig.

Actually most of my stuff would be considered ancient. ie DQ10s Marantz 3800,140M Maggie mg2 etc

I've got my first piece of stereo equipment, a Marantz model 19. This was the one with the oscilloscope built into it. I've had it since 1974.

GAS Ampzilla from the mid 1970s.

Marantz 2275 I also have a Sony TA e-9000es, p9000-es and n-9000es with another room having Sony STR-V555es

Well made vintage gear not only keeps working but can also still sound very good

pioneer 950 reciever jensen speakers

I have a Pioneer SX434 receiver that I bought for my dad at the original Crazy Eddys' on Kings Hwy in Brooklyn in 1971. The Pioneer is here, my father isn't. It replaced a Knight Kit tubed integrated I built.

Pioneer SX-1250 rec, Sansui G-8000 rec, Sony SQR-8750 quad rec, Yamaha B-6 amp, too many turntables ...

JVC VN-900 integrated amp. The protection circuit is faulty and can't be repaired but I love the way it looks. By modern standards it lacked slam in the bass and the ultimate air on top but it got the mids right. I have it's littermates, ESS 7s, in their boxes in storage also. In short I'm a packrat.

dbx 117 dynamic range enhancer. I have around a 1000 vinyl LP's many dating back to the 60's. Much of the material has never been reissued and as was the custom back then suffer from acute cases of compressionitis. The dbx still does a fine job of restoring the dynamic range with a minimum of artifacts. I also have a Dynaco AF-6 FM tuner which I built many years ago that's fully functional but has been retired. I'm happy to report that a pair of 30 plus year old Acoustic Research 2ax speakers that I bought as a teenager have now found new life with my daughter. Perhaps they'll see yet another 30 years of service before they're finally retired!

I even am trying to buy some equipment that etched greatness in my brain that I use to have in the past

I have a closet full of old stuff that I can't bear to part with. Generally, it all still works. Fisher 105, Fisher 700t, Adcom GFA1, Phase Linear preamp, Wollensak cassette player, all the way up to the most recently decommissioned pieces, a pair of Bryston 7B st monoblocks. I'm glad I saved my turntables, some of them are back in service, including my classic Dual 1019.

Actually my McIntosh MC240 and MX110 have come out of retirement. They are currently in the shop getting cleaned up and retubed for use in my home office—for two-channel listening. I've had the set since I was 16 (it has been a long term loan from an uncle). And they have been in and out of retirement, usually based on the space I had available. I also have 4 KLH Model 5 speakers and 2 Early 60s Pioneer Speakers (bought in Japan) that float in and out of use. I've kept tons of defunct gear, turntables to DVD players, figuring I would do something with them(fix, canabalize, use as an anchor).

Kenwood L07C control amplifier. The L-series was Kenwood's attempt to show that they could compete in the high-end marketplace. I understand that they initially sold them for less than their own cost to help upgrade their brand image. I bought this preamp at a pawn shop about fifteen years ago, and it is one of the coolest audio components I have ever had the pleasure to use. It's built like a Lexus, its controls have a wonderful ergonomic feel, and it's a good-sounding unit, although very colored in comparison to my reference Audio Research LS3. I add the L07C into my system about once a year to use for its phono section, and it sounds fine, particularly with "classic rock" recordings. For the price I could get on the used market, I prefer to hold on to this one.

A Realistic RA-250 receiver (?) from 1974, as well as the speakers that came with it. Do not have the specs on the speakers however, they are three way, with oak cabinets, weigh nearly 40 pounds each, about 2 feet tall, have separate treble and bass adjustments on the back as well. The receiver and speakers are both working well. The receiver is presently in use in my family room and the speakers are in the attic gathering dust for now, but not for long, they never do, :). Also a Dual turntable from 1985, which needs a new needle.

Yamaha R-300 Natural Sound Receiver. It was part of my first decent sound system, purchased in the early 1980s. I still use it for NPR listening rather than paying big bucks for a high-end tuner.

I have no interest in possessing outdated high end equipment that I listen to no longer—this equipment is just too damn expensive.

1974 Yamaha Intergrated Amp & Matching tuner... weighs a ton. Still works... left channel out but still worked with a seperate amp.

Sony STR V7 receiver

Yes, I have a Fisher 500 mono receiver and a Buliva tube clock radio both are working, both are forty + years old and I will not part with them.

I have some very old, maybe early 60s vintage Electro-Voice speakers that came to me via my late grandfather. I used them for years before I was able to afford a nice new pair. I'll probably never get rid of them even though they don't sound good by modern standards. They're special to me. Maybe someday I'll set them up with an all vintage system of the same era when I have room. I also still have my old Nakamichi CD player even though it skips and always sounded like shrill crap. I can't let myself get rid of my Dad's old Technics DD 'table. It helped me get back into vinyl.

Koss Pro 4AA (I think) headphones, you know, the ones that hurt like hell but sounded so good in their day. Well, now they're torturing my children while they practice on the digital piano. Hey, they didn't disfigure my ears too badly.

Marantz 2250 B. I worked a summer job for three weeks to afford it. It still looks great with all those lights.

Harmon Kardon HK710 tuner that I got from a photogragher friend of mine. He sold stereo gear on the side. I took the tuner home and it's been with me ever since. I'm not quite sure of the vintage but it's all analog and even came with a 75 ohm connection. Great sound!